Sheikh Ali Salman interrogated about meeting with U.S. official

Sheikh Ali Salman, Secretary-General of Al Wefaq National Islamic Society, appeared for interrogation this morning at request of the intelligence administration. Salman was questioned about his meeting with U.S officials including Tom Malinowski, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor at the State Department.

Salman’s lawyers were prevented from attending his interrogation which focused mainly on the meeting with Malinowski in addition to the political situation in Bahrain and the region.

Khalil Almarzooq, assistant SG in Al Wefaq, entered an interrogation session at the request of the intelligence administration at 11 am.